Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow - BBC One

June 2009

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Bought up in the backwoods of British Columbia Tom Stade earned his comedy stripes in Canada, where he recorded his own one-hour TV special Stade And Confused for the Comedy Network.

Now largely based in the UK, he is a circuit stalwart who has appeared on stand-up shows The Comedy Store , The Live Floor Show and The World Stands Up .

He made his Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2006 with the show And Relax.

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I've seen Tom over the years, and there are few comics as funny to the core working anywhere in the world. He is always writing new material for himself and to help improve his peers. Half the circuit has gags that Tom has created for them when working together. He is unique this way in making comics around him better. His sets range from experimental new material to the bullet-proof TV sets that he is well known for. So if you happen to catch him doing material you've seen on TV, it is because the club requested a greatest hits set on that particular night. catching him on a night where he has the freedom to just riff, you'll see material never tested before, but equally rewarding.

heroin Jimmy, December 2009

Did my gigs last weekend and encored both nights, including a double encore at one of the venues - world class

JS, November 2009

How funny is this man? Saw him this evening at the comedy store and dragged a friend along, we were both in stitches. Got the cd which I'm so looking forward to and can't wait to go and see him again. Cracking stuff

Cheryl Buchanan, August 2009

I saw Tom for the first time on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow. I thought he was great so quick and funny. Then I was suprised to see him when i went to Baby Blue comedy club in Liverpool. Them 20 minutes where the funniest 20 minutes of my life! He was great and he used material that I'd never seen him use before, it was all new. So that made it even better! I really enjoyed watching him and are going to be seeing him again octoberish when he goes and plays in Liverpool again! I hope it's as good as it was last time!

Victoria Smith, August 2009

Just caught Tom on Comedy Central's Edinburgh & Beyond and can only say his set came as a real disappointment. As someone I would have rated among my top three stand-ups I've been waiting for him to move beyond the 'meat van' and 'living in Wolverhampton' material which has been his staple for the past few years. If the ten-minute slot on E & B is anything to go by, he has a lot of work to do to elevate the new material to the heights he previously scaled as a stand-up. Obviously, new material will always take time to come together, but however funny Tom thinks it is, his current set really doesn't engage you like the tried and trusted material he's relied on up to now. He seems to have lost his perspective as an 'outsider' trying to make sense of British culture ("...I guess you've got a lot of old shit in England") - which, of course, was the basis for much of his act. Perhaps, as Chortle's review suggests, he is still "workshopping" new material - I certainly hope so. Tom has consistently been one the most inventive and engaging stand-ups with a relaxed delivery which comes as a real breath of fresh air alongside all the bright young things desperately trying to figure out how to be funny.

Nigel Lord, August 2009

Only saw Tom once on Michael McIntyre's roadshow and actually only initially caught my attention because i thought it was Patrick Dempsey on the stage! I hope to catch one of Tom's show's he is hilarious, I've never laughed so much about so little. I mean, a meat van for crying out loud! I even Sky + it to show the rest of the family who found it equally as funny - good stuff Tom, keep it up!

Lisa McNeil, July 2009

Saw Tom for the first time on Michael McIntyre's comedy roadshow. A likeable persona with a perfect delivery enabled him to get 10 minutes of fantastic material out of the story about the meat van. Like a lot of other comments on here, you can't quite put your finger on why he's so funny but he is very comical and had me laughing all the way through his set.

Dave B, June 2009

Tom used to work at the comedy club my husband and I own in Kingston, Ontario Canada and although we haven't seen him for a few years now, I will never forget his performances. He has always been my personal favourite and no other comic has had me in tears from laughter. Wishing him fame and success in the UK!

Tracy-Lyn Hausen, July 2008

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